Greetings, Denison Community! My name is Mac Hammett and I am a proud graduate of Denison University in the Class of 2023. I am currently serving with the Peace Corps in South Africa, where I volunteer in the Health Sector and my primary focus is to collaborate with community members on HIV/AIDS-Services at the grassroots level.
Living Abroad
A Broader View – An Interview with Kendrah
Written by Sofia Vuong
Broaden Your Worldview
Kendrah is an International Studies and Global Health double major. Both of her majors work perfectly for the program that she was on. She mentioned the urge to immerse herself in different cultures and to find out about places that are different from her own, was a significant drive for the abroad journey.
Moments in Madrid: Alex Carlton’s Study Abroad Journey
Written by Alex Carlton
Hello! This is Alex Carlton, a rising senior majoring in Global Health and Spanish. This past Spring I was able to study abroad in Madrid, Spain with IES. I absolutely adored Madrid and this program was better than I could have ever imagined. Living with a host family was daunting at first, but it became an incredibly valuable experience.
Interning Abroad: Max Bishop’s AJY Adventure in Heidelberg
Written by Noah Fishman ’25
Max Bishop ‘26 is a Junior double-majoring in German and History and double-minoring in communication and music performance at Denison University. Max studied abroad in Heidelberg, Germany, last fall through the American Junior Year at Heidelberg (AJY) program.
While there, Max worked on two research projects. The first was a small writing piece about Karl Heinrich, a book by Wilhelm Meyer-Förster, which then became a play called Old Heidelberg, an operetta called The Student Prince, and a film of the same name.
Meeting our Global Ambassadors: Phoenix Davis-Bailey
Written by Phoenix Davis-Bailey ’25
Hello everyone! My name is Phoenix, and I, alongside being a Global Ambassador, am a senior Studio Art major and Education minor! As someone who grew up in a small town in the countryside of Maine, I love being a Global Ambassador because I get to interact with people from all over the world.